Improvement in vehicle-seats



D. v.` MILLER. Vehicle-Seats.

No'.153,594, 'Patenmuuiy23,1374l WITNESSES: A INVENTUB u @www Wauw.

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DARWIN v. MILLER, 0E WEEDsPoRT, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE-SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 153,594, dated July 28, 1874; application fjle'd June 13, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DARWIN V. MILLER, of Weedsport, Cayuga county and State of New York, have invented a new and usetul Improvement in Spring VVagon-Seat, of Which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved spring-seat. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same, taken through the linemm, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a top view of the center frame. Fig. 4 is an end view of the center frame.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved spring-seat for lumber-wagons and other springless Wagons, which shall be simple in construction, strong, and durable, and at the same time very elastic. The invention consists in an improved spring-seatformed of the two sets of spring-slats slotted at their ends and drawn together at their centers over a frame interposed between them, the upper set of spring-slats, and the cross-bars, as hereinafter fully described.

A is the lower setof spring-slats, the ends of which are slotted longitudinally to receive the bolts by which they are secured to the cross-bars a', which are rabbeted or anged upon the lower side to rest upon the edges of the wagon-box. The slots in the springs A enable the bars a to be adjusted to the Width of the wagon-box upon which the spring-seat is to be used. B is the central set of spring'- slats, the ends of which are slotted to receive the bolts by which they are secured to the cross-bars b', interposed between them and the ends of the upper set of spring-slats C, so

that the springs B can have the necessary play when in use. To the upper lside of the ends of the upper slats C are attached crossbars c', to keep the persons sitting upon the seat from slipping from its ends. D are two cross-bars connected and heldin position by two or more strips, d', forming a frame which is interposed between the middle parts of the sets of spring-slats A B, and which is secured in place by bolts passing through the centers of said slats A B and of the strips d', and by which the centers of the slats A B are drawn toward each other, to cause their ends to project from each other, as shown in Fig. l.

The slats A B C are made ot' ash or other wood having the necessary strength and elasticity.

The centers of the spring-slats A B may be thinned alittle, if desired, to enable them to be drawn together more readily.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A spring-seat for vehicles, formed of the two sets of springslats A B, slotted at their ends and drawn together at their centers over a frame, D d', interposed between them, the upper set 0I spring-slats C, and the crossbars a b c', all combined substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM W ATsoN, HENRY R. FILLEY. 

